Overview

• NKDB will file a civil lawsuit at the Seoul Central District Court and a criminal complaint at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday on behalf of Choi Min-kyung.
• Choi alleges she endured sexual abuse, physical violence and torture at an Onsong detention facility after her forced repatriation from China in 2008.
• The filings name Kim Jong-un and four Ministry of State Security officials on charges including torture and crimes against humanity under South Korea’s ICC implementing law.
• This marks the first domestic lawsuit by a North Korea-born human rights victim in South Korean courts.
• NKDB plans to refer the case to United Nations human rights bodies and the International Criminal Court to pursue broader accountability measures.